Merkelbeek.
a village and former municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village and former municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
First attested as merkelbeke in 1283. Compound of an unclear first element and beek (“brook, stream”). The first element has been interpreted as Old Dutch Markilo (a personal name), a compound of mark (“demarcated area, unorganised communal land”) and lo (“light forest”) (compare Markelo), and as a hydronym *Markilo (derived from mark (“border”)). See also Limburgish Merkelbek.
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